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Olds distributor turns ccw, not cw like a Chev. ????
Bad diode can do what you describe.
Adding to the 3.5" arm does not seem to be an option due to space problems. If it was mine I think I would try to find a slave cylinder that would...
The lever distance for the GM clutch is about 6.5 ". You have doubled the force required to operate the clutch with your 3.5" arm.
Just to give you some idea of what a pain some little thing can be, take a look at this:...
The valve is in the exhaust manifold just a bit above the exhaust pipe. It should have a bi-metal spring on it that controls the opening &...
Assuming it is still doing this, you have seen a multitude of things that could be causing this action. Before you get too far into the buckshot...
The vacuum pump on the fuel pump does not provide engine vacuum. That is there for assist vacuum for the windshield wiper motor. Disconnect & plug...
Some of the above suggestions sound like a lot of extra work. I think that truck has a panel in the floor you can take out. If it does, Assuming a...
You might have a housing from an earlier (early '30's) block. Your 836967 is mentioned here:...
I'm going to ask 1 last time, get a lifter out. If you are trying to find oil in a passage that oil can't get to, the rest is pointless. It is...
I don't see a 1/16 or 11/32 hole. It just goes in and it's a smooth inner wall of the vertical oil passage but no small hole..? If you see the...
Your pictures are not showing the area that is inseted in the picture in post #62. The place of interest is up under the side panel. Take out the...
The picture in post 62 shows what they did. In the '59-'60 inset it shows an 11/32 dia, not an orifice. It goes a little sideways then to a hole...
Can't guess, under that plug you took out of the passage side there should be a short distance horizontally, then up to the top. If you have an...
Where does the vertical passage end/go at the top?? Does it have a short horizontal section before it goes up??
Your first statement of the thread indicated that somebody monkeyed up the rocker oiling system. '58 & 59 have the same basic stock system. None...
Sounds like it should be OK.
The bb is what you want. Remember, the cam makes 1 revolution for 2 of the crank. Both #1 & #6 will be on tdc. You want it to fire with both...
I can't tell you exactly, they can wander around. Even the main casting number is not always in the same place. It will be 3 or 4 characters...
Yes, it is ok as far as it goes. That cast number will be there somewhere.
Since those blocks were used for a number of years, that still doesn't give you the year....
I'm afraid you are getting into detail I am not familiar with. To me, the best way would be to make it oil through the lifters. You can get a...
If it is a truck engine it will have solid lifters. It would be real nice if you could get one out to see if it is a proper lifter. It looks...
Block casting #3738307 was used '58 -'60, cars & trucks except '60 only cars. Does yours have solid lifters or hydraulic?
Probably better not to.
Sounds like that's what was done. When you mentioned different amounts of wear that was a red flag.
The modification was done to increase the pressure & flow to the new rocker system. If you have some old style rockers in there it would seem you...
So what's the thought on using the newer style arms on an older engine? Think it'll be ok with the offset groove? The '59 & up rockers use a...
I have never had to deal with that problem so I don't know what it will do. What I was concerned about is the fact that there are 4 different part...
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